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OSUS_18318

Not suspect, not examined
Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
NS G5 NS S5

Photos

No photos available.

Map

Location 30.99106° N, 103.72879° W (± 318.5 m)

Taxonomy

GenusCyprinodon
Speciesvariegatus

Specimen

Num Specimens37

Identification

DeterminerAlice F. Echelle

Collection Event

CollectorEchelle Family And J.E. Brooks
Collected Date1988.7.28

Geography

DrainageRio Grande
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyReeves
LocalityEast Sandia Spring, About 2 Km N.E. Of Balmorhea

Record Source

Source Oklahoma State University (type: specimens)
Institution Oklahoma State University (type: university)
Curator Anthony A. Echelle
Record Added May 13, 2010
Record Last Modified March 23, 2026
Data Processing Track Track 1
From Data Set Received 11/1997 to 05/2006

Identification

Suspect Notes None
Count 37

Current Determination

Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Cyprinodon Cyprinodon variegatus
Determiner Fishes of Texas staff
Determination Date Unknown
Determination Type Unspecified
Identification Comments None
Identification Confidence Unknown

Collecting Event

Collected July 28, 1988
Collecting Event ID 2026
Field Notes
There are no field notes available.

Locality

Region Trans Pecos
Jurisdiction Reeves, Texas
Name East Sandia Spring
Hydrography Rio Grande Region Lower Pecos Lower Pecos Toyah Upper Toyah Creek San Solomon Creek-Toyah Creek
Captive no
Locality Photos
No locality photos available.
Ecoregion Chihuahuan Basins and Playas
HUC 12 130700030201
Georeferencing Remarks Location of spring determined with the aid of a map from research paper (http://www.jstor.org/view/00458511/ap050435/05a00030/0): \"Assesment of Genetic Introgression of Two Pupfish ….\", Echelle and Echelle, 1994, Copia (3).
Georeferencing Annotation
Has not been Georeferenced because
flag (suspect/examine) June 30, 2021
suspect: noexamination: no
date June 27, 2012
date_range: 7/28/1988-7/28/1988
collectors May 23, 2012
collectors: Echelle, Anthony A. family, Brooks, James E.
collectors November 5, 2011
collectors: Anthony A. Echelle, family, James E. Brooks
date November 5, 2011
date_range: 7/28/1988-7/28/1988
staff comment November 5, 2011
ID Status: Not flagged for specimen examination. By default we accept donor specimen determinations (after synonymization to our taxonomy). If georeferenced to TX this record has been considered in spatial context with other occurences of this species and accepted as correct.
ID Comments: NA
Georef Remark: Location of spring determined with the aid of a map from research paper (http://www.jstor.org/view/00458511/ap050435/05a00030/0): 'Assesment of Genetic Introgression of Two Pupfish ….', Echelle and Echelle, 1994, Copia (3).
georeference August 28, 2007
Error: 318.455344801274
Remarks: Location of spring determined with the aid of a map from research paper (http://www.jstor.org/view/00458511/ap050435/05a00030/0): 'Assesment of Genetic Introgression of Two Pupfish ….', Echelle and Echelle, 1994, Copia (3).
Locality: East Sandia SpringCoordinates: 30.991060915;-103.728793338Georeferencer: AECGeographic note: Inland USA Texas
Location of spring determined with the aid of a map from research paper (http://www.jstor.org/view/00458511/ap050435/05a00030/0): 'Assesment of Genetic Introgression of Two Pupfish ….', Echelle and Echelle, 1994, Copia (3).

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